lodge
noun
1. a formal association of people with similar interests
Similar word(s): club, gild, guild, order, society
Definition categories: group, association
2. small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
Definition categories: man–made, gatehouse
3. a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
Definition categories: man–made, house
4. any of various Native American dwellings
Definition categories: man–made, abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home
5. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Similar word(s): auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn
Definition categories: man–made, hotel
Sentences with lodge as a noun:
- The tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals.
verb
1. be a lodger; stay temporarily
Definition categories: stative, dwell, inhabit, live, populate
2. put, fix, force, or implant
- lodge a bullet in the table
Similar word(s): deposit, stick, wedge
Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure
3. file a formal charge against
Definition categories: communication, accuse, criminate, impeach, incriminate
4. provide housing for
Similar word(s): accommodate
Definition categories: stative, domiciliate, house
Sentences with lodge as a verb:
- I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.
- The bullet missed its target and lodged in the bark of a tree.
- The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street.
- The heavy rain caused the wheat to lodge.